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Archive for January 10th, 2007

What if you were born with your legs fused together?

Nine-month-old Milagros Cerron has been dubbed the “little mermaid” because her fused legs resemble the tail of a fish.
Usually babies with the condition die within days of birth. Milagros is one of only three known survivors.
Source: BBC

What if a cancerous tumor suddenly disappeared?

Kristin and Mike Connor hold their 2-year-old son Brandon. Brandon’s cancerous tumor, diagnosed at birth, seems to have vanished.
If you ask why little Brandon Connor’s tumor suddenly disappeared on the eve of his surgery, his doctors will try their best to explain.
Perhaps a cellular switch clicked on, or maybe it was a faulty diagnosis. But [...]

Jason McElwain - what if sports story of 2006

Alone in the gym after practice, Jason McElwain went through his elaborate pregame ritual.
The 17-year-old senior, manager of the Greece Athena High School basketball team, drained a 3-pointer, a double-pump layup and a free throw, kissed the back of his ring finger at center court and sped off to the dressing room to exhort and [...]

What if you waited 16 days to be rescued?

This was just another body in the growing number of bodies that they encounter every day.
A human foot arching at an odd angle was visible through the front window of a locked and dark home.
The National Guard team of searchers was about to call in a “DB,” or dead body, at 1927 Lopez St. in [...]

A basketball shot you have to see to believe…

Guilford College hadn’t won a game at Randolph-Macon in more than ten years.
On Tuesday night, it looked like the Quakers were headed for the same fate yet again.
The two teams were tied, but with just 0.6 seconds left on the clock in overtime, Randolph-Macon’s Adam Krovic hit a foul shot to take a one point [...]